Illustration Newsletter
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FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER - 4PM
Last day of delivery (Tony and Dwayne will be working remotely the following week)
PLEASE READ ALL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOUND IN BLACKBOARD ASSESSMENT FOLDERS OF EACH MODULE
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Week of 5th Jan
Dwayne available vie email
19th Jan
Enhancement week
26th Jan
Semester 2 delivery begins
*****
FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER - 4PM
Last day of delivery (Tony and Dwayne will be working remotely the following week)
PLEASE READ ALL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOUND IN BLACKBOARD ASSESSMENT FOLDERS OF EACH MODULE
*****
Week of 5th Jan
Dwayne available vie email
19th Jan
Enhancement week
26th Jan
Semester 2 delivery begins
Keep the wheels turning
First things first. We want you to have a fantastic Christmas break, to recharge and be merry. If any of you don't eat your body weight in quality street, we'll be disappointed.
But we also want to remind you that 5 weeks off is a LONG time and we'd encourage you to 'keep your hand in' - to think and act like illustrators. We want you arriving back from semester 2, fighting fit and ready to GO! Time spend getting back to where you were before the holidays is time wasted. With that in mind, this newsletter just contains some ideas to keep you going.
But we also want to remind you that 5 weeks off is a LONG time and we'd encourage you to 'keep your hand in' - to think and act like illustrators. We want you arriving back from semester 2, fighting fit and ready to GO! Time spend getting back to where you were before the holidays is time wasted. With that in mind, this newsletter just contains some ideas to keep you going.
Sketchbook
Second years have just finished ILLU5040 Drawing and first years will be undertaking ILLU4050 The Fundamentals of Drawing in semester 2 - both of which look at and encourage the use of sketchbooks. If you're studying illustration and can't see the value of sketchbooks, there's something wrong. So here's some sketchbook suggestions for you...
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DRAWING FROM LIFE
You don't need clever projects, weird themes or world class locations - the world around you, right now, offers the perfect source materials for drawing, pushing your skills, developing material expertise, learning to see, understand and convey... what're you waiting for? |
PJ MION
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SCARLETT DAWKINS
L MILBURN
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EMMA HURFORD
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DRAWING FROM IMAGE
Drawing from found images does not teach you as much as drawing from life - but it teaches you a lot more than not drawing at all. Here's some instagram accounts that offer interesting subjects...
Drawing from found images does not teach you as much as drawing from life - but it teaches you a lot more than not drawing at all. Here's some instagram accounts that offer interesting subjects...
@Earthsworld
Here's a recent drawing of my own and the source.
@Peopleofnewyork
@Watchingnewyork
DRAWING FROM SELF
The self portrait has been a staple of the artists practice since there was artists and reflections. The good thing about self portraits is that wherever you go, your face is right there with you.
*** TOP TIP***
Don't draw from a photograph Use a mirror or your camera and screen. You want the movement and lack of certainty that comes from changing and uncertain viewpoints
The self portrait has been a staple of the artists practice since there was artists and reflections. The good thing about self portraits is that wherever you go, your face is right there with you.
*** TOP TIP***
Don't draw from a photograph Use a mirror or your camera and screen. You want the movement and lack of certainty that comes from changing and uncertain viewpoints
REMBRANDT
THE CHIEF
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DAVID HOCKNEY
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DRAWING INSPIRATION
You don't have to dig too deep to find inspiration and insight from all sorts of artists. Make it a habit to check on artists websites and feeds, if they share their sketchbooks and processes.
You don't have to dig too deep to find inspiration and insight from all sorts of artists. Make it a habit to check on artists websites and feeds, if they share their sketchbooks and processes.
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Films & Posters
Christmas is a good time to watch films - anyone obsessing over those Hallmark travesties, or is it just my wife and daughters?
But how about watching films - and them making posters for them? If you're a third year this is money in the bank - or at least work in your final submission portfolio!
First years, this could be a time to watch those films that Tony keeps recommending.
But how about watching films - and them making posters for them? If you're a third year this is money in the bank - or at least work in your final submission portfolio!
First years, this could be a time to watch those films that Tony keeps recommending.
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CHRISTMAS FILM* RECOMMENDATIONS
*it was, up until recently, an admittedly odd Christmas tradition that on UK telly over the festive season, there would always be
a) a war film
b) a Bond film
c) a ghost film
What this list lacks in sleighs it likely makes up for in de Havilland DH.98 Mosquitos.
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Insta-Gratification™
Random eye candy from 'the gram', presented without context for your professional curiosity
For Dwayne's listening pleasure
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